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Zachry Industrial, Inc.

Trip from stepping into a hole without fall — Fractures — PORT SULPHUR, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Zachry Industrial, Inc. in PORT SULPHUR, LOUISIANA
Employer Zachry Industrial, Inc. Report ID 2023054478
Address 20200 Highway 23 City, State ZIP PORT SULPHUR, LOUISIANA 70083
Event Date May 19, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Trip from stepping into a hole without fall Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.45000, -89.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on top of a rebar mat that was about 4 feet off the ground. As he walked across the mat, he stepped into a gap and his lower leg was caught in the rebar. His right leg twisted, and he suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2023, a worker at Zachry Industrial, Inc. in PORT SULPHUR, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as trip from stepping into a hole without fall, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 17 severe injury reports involving "Trip from stepping into a hole without fall" incidents in our database. Browse all Trip from stepping into a hole without fall injuries.

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